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3.4 Sound
Question Paper
Course CIE IGCSE Physics
Section 3. Waves
Topic 3.4 Sound
Di culty Easy
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Time Allowed 60
Score /49
Percentage /100
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Question 1a
A healthy human ear can hear a range of frequencies.
Three frequency ranges are shown.
Draw a ring around the range for a healthy human ear.
0 Hz − 20 Hz 10 Hz − 10 000 Hz 20 Hz − 20 000 Hz
[1 mark]
Question 1b
Explain the meaning of the term ultrasound.
[2 marks]
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Question 1c
A student listens to two di erent sounds, P and Q.
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The two di erent sounds are represented on a computer screen on the same scale.
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Fig. 8.1 shows the screens.
State and explain how sound P is di erent from sound Q.
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[3 marks]
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Question 2a
The boxes contain words about waves.
Complete each sentence. Choose a term from each box.
(i)
Sound travels as .............................................. wave.
[1]
(ii)
A loud
sound has a large .............................................. .
[1]
(iii)
A student listens to two sounds. The sound with the higher frequency has a higher
.............................................. .
[1]
[3 marks]
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Question 2b
Explain what is meant by the term ultrasound.
[2 marks]
Question 3a
Sound travels as a wave.
Complete each sentence.
Sound is produced when an object .............................. .
An echo is produced when sound is .............................. from a hard surface.
Compared with a quiet sound, a loud sound always has a greater ........................... .
Compared with a high pitched sound, a low pitched sound always has a smaller ....................... .
Waves transfer energy without transferring ................................ .
[5 marks]
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Question 3b
State the meaning of the term ultrasound.
[1 mark]
Question 4a
Fig. 6.1 shows crests of a sound wave after re ection from a solid surface.
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Fig 6.1
In Fig. 6.1, draw three crests of the incident wave.
[3 marks]
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Question 4b
Tick four statements in the list below that are false for a sound wave that is audible to a healthy human ear.
The wave is longitudinal. □
The wave is transverse. □
The frequency of the wave is 1 Hz. □
The frequency of the wave is 1 kHz. □
The frequency of the wave is 1 MHz. □
The wave travels in a vacuum. □
The wave could travel in aluminium. □
[3 marks]
Question 4c
State a typical value for the speed of a sound wave in water.
[1 mark]
Question 5a
The speed of sound waves can be measured in di erent ways.
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State a reasonable value for the speed of sound in air which the calculations resulting from any experimental method
should nd.
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[2 marks]
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Question 5b
One method to nd the speed of sound in air involves two people who stand a distance apart and then measure the time a
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sound takes to travel between them, as shown in Fig. 1.
(i) For this investigation, complete the sentences describing the method.
. Two people stand a distance of at least _____ apart.
1
. The distance between them is measured using a _______
2
. One person has two wooden blocks, which they bang together above their head.
3
. The second person has a _______ which they start when they see the rst person banging the blocks
4
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together and stops when they hear the sound.
. This is then ________ several times and an ______ is taken for the time.
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[5]
(ii) State the equation used to calculate the speed of sound following this investigation.
[1]
[6 marks]
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Question 5c
Another method to nd the speed of sound in air uses echoes as shown in Fig. 2.
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(i) For this investigation, complete the sentences describing the method.
. A person stands at least _____ away from a wall
1
. The distance is measured using a ______
2
. The person claps two wooden blocks together and listens for the echo.
3
. A second person has a stopwatch and starts timing when they hear the _____ and stops timing when they
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hear the ______
. This is then ________ several times and an ______ is taken for the time.
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[6]
(ii) State the equation used to calculate the speed of sound following this investigation.
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[7 marks]
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Question 5d
A third method to nd the speed of sound in air uses as oscilloscope, as shown in Fig. 3.
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(i) For this investigation, complete the sentences describing the method.
. Two ______ are connected to an oscilloscope and placed about _______ apart
1
. A ______ is used to measure the distance
2
. The oscilloscope is set up so that it triggers when the _______ microphone detects a sound
3
. The time base is adjusted so that the sound arriving at both microphones can be seen on the screen
4
. Two wooden blocks are used to make a large clap next to the ______ microphone
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. The oscilloscope is then used to determine the ________ between the sound arriving at each
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microphone
. This is ________ several times and an _______ time di erence calculated
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[8]
(ii) Complete the equation used to calculate the speed of sound following this investigation.
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speed of sound =
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[10 marks]
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